Skin Horse: Book Three—Path of the Notary

By Jeffrey Channing Wells and Shaenon K. Garrity

Somewhere in this great nation is Skin Horse, a top-secret government agency in charge of providing aid to America's nonhuman citizenry.  Perpetually overworked and underpaid, these dedicated civil servants soldier on with a dedication exceeded only by their respective passions for heavy rifles, stylish footwear, and good sturdy squeaky toys.  They're not our country's best, nor our country's brightest, but to all the lost and lonely creations of misguided science wandering the wild places of this country, they are a beacon of minimum-wage hope.  This is one of their stories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Release date: Sep 24, 2013
• ISBN: 9781449455729

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SKIN HORSE STAFF

Dr. Dennis Tip Wilkin

Classification: Human (Cisspecies, Non-Enhanced)

Position: Project Liaison/File Clerk

Blood Type: O

Observer’s Notes: No one who served with Captain Wilkin in the U.S. Army can criticize his intelligence, his integrity, or his dedication to his country. However, many of us have criticized his equal, if not greater, dedication to dressing up in women’s clothing, which he began doing (at least in public) during his last tour of duty. Psychological profiling during Tip’s subsequent CIA training (in which he did surprisingly well) marked him as a candidate for the position of human liaison for Project Skin Horse, which provided us with a quiet place to stash him away. At present, he seems happy to file paperwork, participate in the occasional field mission, and perform miscellaneous tasks best suited to a human employee. According to Tip, these mostly involve watering plants and winding the receptionist.